Misfit between sediment toxicity and chemistry

被引:64
作者
O'Connor, TP
Paul, JF
机构
[1] NOAA, N SCI1, Natl Status & Trends Program, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
[2] US EPA, Atlantic Ecol Div, Narragansett, RI 02882 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00153-8
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In the United States, the EPA EMAP-Estuaries Program and the NOAA Bioeffects Surveys provide large data sets with which to test proposed relationships between sediment chemistry and toxicity. The conclusion is that no chemical measurement reliably predicts sediment toxicity. These findings challenge the use of chemical data to imply biological hazard and the way toxicity data are used in sediment management. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:59 / 64
页数:6
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